5

CVE-2012-6551: apache activemq Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
AliasesGHSA-34fp-xvxp-rg22
Published 21-04-2013Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-6551 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in apache activemq. EPSS estimates a 7.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
7.77%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 21-04-2013
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The default configuration of Apache ActiveMQ before 5.8.0 enables a sample web application, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (broker resource consumption) via HTTP requests.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

7.77%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

95%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 7.77% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
7.77%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Org.apache.activemq2 products
  • activemq-web-demo< 5.8.0
  • apache-activemq< 5.8.0
Apache1 product
  • activemqEOL≤ 5.7.0 | 4.0 | 4.0:m4 | 4.0:rc2 | 4.0.1 | 4.0.2 | 4.1.0 | 4.1.1 | 5.0.0 | 5.1.0 | 5.2.0 | 5.3.0 | 5.3.1 | 5.3.2 | 5.4.0 | 5.4.1 | 5.4.2 | 5.5.0 | 5.5.1 | 5.6.0

2 vendors · 3 products

References

15 links
Show all 15 references